A small plane came off the runway on Saturday afternoon near Weiden in the Upper Palatinate and collided with a telephone pole.
Weiden in der Oberpfalz - Near the independent city of Weiden in der Oberpfalz * there was a serious plane crash on Saturday afternoon.
A light aircraft burned out completely.
The pilot of the machine died in the flames.
Airplane accident in the Upper Palatinate: Kripo and the Federal Aviation Office have started investigations
As the police reported to Weiden on Saturday, a tragic plane accident occurred at the nearby Laces airport.
At the start around 2.30 p.m., the 74-year-old pilot got off the runway for reasons that were still unexplained, drove across a meadow and collided with a telephone pole.
The machine caught fire.
The man was unable to free himself in time and died at the scene of the accident.
In addition to the Weiden fire brigade, there were also numerous police forces on site.
The Kripo Weiden and employees of the Federal Aviation Office have started investigations into the course of the accident.
Further details were not known at first.
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